Gu Yuan unconsciously took a step backward, his legs turning a bit soft under the excessive psychological pressure.
“V-Vice President Wei?”
His voice carried a sense of utter disbelief.
However, Wei Huaichen merely looked at him indifferently, his expression entirely calm.
Even though he did not display any sharp edge, his eyes looked as if ice were hidden within them.
In reality, Gu Yuan had not seen Wei Huaichen many times; on the few previous occasions, he had only looked at him from a distance. Yet, this man had left an extremely deep impression on him.
He had achieved fame at a young age and possessed extraordinary natural talent.
Gu Yuan knew very well just how powerful this young man with an advantageous family background truly was. The achievements associated with his name were things that everyone else had to look up to.
Once the gap became too vast, it was difficult for Gu Yuan to even generate feelings of jealousy; he would only occasionally lament the nature of fate in his heart.
But at this very moment, Wei Huaichen was looking at him face-to-face. Although he did not say anything, he carried an extremely powerful aura.
Gu Yuan felt an acute pain in his cervical spine, to the point where he could not even lift his head.
He managed to force out an awkward smile: “No, I was just speaking casually, just joking.”
Wei Huaichen lowered his eyes.
“There is no illegitimate son.”
“He is my younger brother.”
His voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire office instantly became even quieter.
Shi Song abruptly raised his head, his eyes fixing upon Wei Huaichen.
Brother?
How could that be!
Gu Yuan’s brain let out a loud buzzing sound; this time, he could not even utter a word.
“I-I am sorry… I really did not know!”
Seeing this situation, Assistant Wu, who was standing behind Wei Huaichen, stepped forward.
Assistant Wu still carried a gentle, old-fox-like smile on his face: “It is one thing to speak such careless words wildly, but corporate secrets are also not allowed to be leaked casually.”
“No, I really didn’t…”
The moment he heard the matter being elevated to such a serious level, Gu Yuan felt even more broken down inside.
The assistant pushed up his glasses, ruthlessly cutting off his words: “In a moment, you may go to the Human Resources Department to collect your resignation materials.”
“Furthermore, regarding the regulatory violations you committed during your working period, the company will file a lawsuit against you later. I hope you can be prepared.”
As he spoke, he looked at everyone present and revealed a kind smile.
“In the company, it is enough to comply with the regulations and do your own proper work well; there is no need to create unnecessary complications.”
“We have always maintained zero tolerance toward this kind of situation, and in the future, we will also use the most severe methods to handle it.”
“I hope everyone is fully aware of this.”
The gazes of the crowd fell upon Gu Yuan’s face, and he only felt as if his face were burning hot.
Meanwhile, Assistant Wu’s words were like a heavy punch, smashing fiercely into his heart.
At this moment, only two words remained in Gu Yuan’s mind.
Finished.
On the other side.
After replying to Gu Yuan’s message, Zhou Jing took a slow sip of his coffee.
He had pursued advanced studies in computer science during his university years, so he was quite familiar with the matter of hacking into someone else’s computer to delete some files.
When he thought of the state of collapse that the proud youth who had previously refused to give him his contact information at the party would be in, his mood became increasingly excellent.
As a young master of the Zhou family after all, he still possessed some connections and methods.
Ever since he heard Su Tang mention that Shi Song and Wei Huaichen might know each other, Zhou Jing had kept an eye out, feeling that this person must definitely have some sort of background.
He inquired with someone in his circle who was well-informed about news, and it actually allowed him to unearth a piece of secret history.
Over a decade ago, there used to be a small family surnamed Shi in the Capital City.
The eldest young lady of the Shi family was talented, but she passed away very early.
After the second young lady of the Shi family reached adulthood, this small family declined.
The second young lady had no money yet loved to squander it. Relying on her good looks, she became someone else’s mistress, and later on, she also died of an illness.
Rumor had it that she left behind a son, who should have been fathered by a certain wealthy businessman.
Zhou Jing originally was not quite certain, but the moment he saw the photograph of the second young lady of the Shi family, he instantly became positive of this person’s relationship with Shi Song.
Every feature of the face looked as though it had been meticulously carved, emerging from exactly the same exquisite and beautiful mold.
It was just that Shi Song was even more dazzlingly beautiful. Even though he was a boy, he was so beautiful that it made people want to knead and manipulate him, wanting to see his desperate and painful appearance.
Harboring these malicious intentions, Zhou Jing contacted an employee in Shi Song’s company and told him all of these matters.
Everything had proceeded very smoothly; the only flaw in an otherwise perfect situation was that the employee named Gu Yuan was somewhat cowardly.
He had merely asked him to provide some materials, and even though Zhou Jing had emphasized many times that there would be no problem, he actually still had to be dragged into answering all kinds of questions by Gu Yuan.
He was simply as stupid as a pig.
Zhou Jing let out a disdainful sneer with utter carelessness.
“Manager Zhou, the meeting time has arrived. Today you need to report your work status to Chairman Zhou.”
After a while, the secretary came over to remind him.
“Alright, alright, I know.”
Zhou Jing responded in a careless, slouched manner and stood up.
By the time he arrived at the meeting room, he was already somewhat late.
The elder Zhou frowned. Although he felt some dissatisfaction in his heart, in the end, he still did not scold his only son in front of a crowd of outsiders.
When it came to Zhou Jing’s segment, he opened the PPT inside his work laptop and projected the screen to the front.
“Today, I will present the project report for our team.”
Zhou Jing loosened his necktie.
Just as he spoke a couple of sentences, the employees sitting below suddenly widened their eyes, and their expressions clearly became strange.
What was going on?
“Zhou Jing, what the fuck do you mean by this? Are you provoking me?”
Before Zhou Jing could even react, the elder Zhou had already slammed his hand heavily against the table, standing up so enraged that his face was completely flushed and his neck veins were bulging.
“I didn’t do anything.”
After Zhou Jing arrived, the business volume of the company had experienced an increase. He was still waiting to be praised by his father, but who could have known that he would receive such a torrent of scolding right in the face.
“Then look at what that is!”
The elder Zhou was thundering with rage, his hand pointing toward the screen, his entire body trembling with anger.
Zhou Jing immediately turned around.
In the blink of an eye, the content projected onto the screen was no longer his PPT, but had transformed into a segment of WeChat chat records.
“I was scolded by the old man again today. Does he have some kind of mental illness? I am fucking ordered around by his formulas and routines every single day without even daring to let out a fart.”
“When on earth is the old man going to die? If he doesn’t die soon, I am going to be annoyed to death by him.”
“My dad is getting old and cannot keep up with anything trendy; he is just an old-fart-that-won’t-die type of useless burden. Wait until he hands the Zhou Corporation over to me, and I will show him what a commercial genius looks like.”
“That old man is truly hilarious. The young mistress he found has already given him so many green cuckold hats behind his back, yet he still does not know a single thing about it, hahahaha…”
How could it turn into this?
Zhou Jing’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.
The venue instantly fell into a dead silence, to the point where even the sound of a needle dropping onto the ground could be heard.
Because the Chairman was intermediate with rage, not a single one of the working-class employees present dared to speak.
However, the desire for gossip was flashing brightly within their eyes.
Zhou Jing instantly felt as if his hair were about to explode. Cold sweat erupted all over him in an instant, and he opened his eyes wide: “No, Dad, listen to my explanation!”
The elder Zhou was so angry that his hands were shaking, his face turning an ash-gray color: “Get out! Get the fuck out of this company! Don’t you ever come back!”
“Dad, I…”
Zhou Jing still wanted to explain something further.
Immediately following that, he was struck across the forehead by a thick stack of documents thrown at him.
“Get out!”
With this kind of incident occurring, many people over on the Wei Corporation’s side were not in the mood to work for the rest of the day.
They secretly observed Shi Song. None of them had expected that the outstanding colleague right beside them would actually be Vice President Wei’s younger brother.
During these days, the things Shi Song had produced were obvious to everyone. They had frequently thought in their hearts about how this young man could be so incredible, and it turned out he and Vice President Wei belonged to the same family after all.
Setting aside Gu Yuan, the minds of the other people in this department were still very pure and simple. Linking this to Shi Song’s usually sweet and soft appearance, everyone’s favorable impression of him grew even stronger.
As for Shi Song, he kept thinking about Wei Huaichen the entire time.
In truth, he originally possessed absolute certainty that he could clear his own name, but he had not expected that his older brother would actually come to help him.
Wei Huaichen was willing to admit that Shi Song was his younger brother in front of so many people.
This was the very first time in so many years that Shi Song had felt the support of a family member.
This feeling of having someone to rely on was exceptionally comforting.
If it could be said that he previously only possessed five points of trust toward Wei Huaichen, then right now, it was at least seven points.
Shi Song felt that he ought to treat Wei Huaichen a bit better.
Consequently, when it was time to get off work in the evening, he quietly and stealthily slipped up to the top floor of the office building.
“Assistant Wu?”
Upon seeing Wei Huaichen’s assistant, Shi Song stopped him with a smile: “This cup of coffee, are you about to deliver it to my brother?”
Assistant Wu stopped in his tracks.
He had always held an extremely favorable impression of this young master in front of him. Shi Song naturally carried a soft and lighthearted aura around him, and when spending time with him, other people’s moods would also brighten up.
“Yes, that’s right. What’s the matter?”
He smiled.
“Then let me deliver it for you.”
Shi Song’s eyes lit up instantly.
His soft strands of hair hung beside his ears, and when he smiled, he looked incredibly obedient and soft, with small dimples appearing on his cheeks.
A version of him like this was someone no one could refuse.
“Alright, then you be careful.”
Assistant Wu handed the item in his hand over to Shi Song.
Knock, knock, knock.
Wei Huaichen was originally reading documents. Upon hearing the sound, he said indifferently: “Come in.”
But today, Assistant Wu stood at the doorway for a long time without saying a word.
When Wei Huaichen finally could not help but raise his head to take a look, he collided right into a pair of eyes filled with shimmering smiles.
“Brother!”
Shi Song walked forward with light and brisk steps, placing the coffee onto Wei Huaichen’s desk.
“Why did you come up?”
Wei Huaichen cast a glance up at him, lifting his hand to take the cup.
However, Shi Song used his index finger to hook the handle of the coffee cup, gently hooking it backward.
The coffee cup moved backward by two inches, happening to completely avoid Wei Huaichen’s hand, causing him to grasp empty air.
“Brother, let me treat you to dinner tonight.”
The boy was smiling radiantly.
His eyes were very bright, and he was wearing a white shirt. Because a button at the collar had been left undone, it opened up slightly, revealing a small segment of an exquisite and beautiful collarbone.
His fingers were slightly curved and placed upon the porcelain-white coffee cup, looking just like a piece of artwork.
Wei Huaichen’s Adam’s apple rolled once.
His voice was extremely calm.
“I still have documents to read.”
In the past, when Wei Huaichen spoke up to this point, Shi Song would have already given up.
But today, he did not want to.
The exceptionally beautiful young boy blinked his eyes, his eyelashes appearing both long and dense.
He gently tugged at Wei Huaichen’s sleeve, exactly like the younger brother of an ordinary family trying to ask for something.
“Please, Brother, alright?”
This voice was just like a little kitten’s paw, gently scratching against Wei Huaichen’s ear.